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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (July 20)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Calliopejen1 was:

It's not clear to me whether he qualifies for an article - see WP:NBIO. But it is near impossible to evaluate because the sourcing is not good. The vast majority are primary sources (including things like the San Mateo panel profile he wrote himself and they posted). There is also abuse of primary sources like " While working at The New York Times, Smith broke the story of the My Lai massacre[10] at the same time as Seymour Hersh, a freelance reporter.[11] " where 10 is a primary source (what he wrote) and 11 is a secondary source saying Hersh broke the story and won the Pulitzer. Where is a secondary source saying he broke the story? This article needs a dramatic overhaul. Start by identifying reliable independent secondary sources about Smith (see WP:RS). Then write this article ONLY BASED ON THOSE SOURCES.

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Calliopejen1 (talk) 01:22, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, RHDavis720! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) 01:22, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Robert Michael Smith (December 20)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Primefac was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Other than the Watergate flub, there's no significant coverage and/or independent references that significantly discuss Smith and/or his life (press releases and PRIMARY sources do not demonstrate notability). I think this is a borderline case, but in order to meet WP:GNG please add additional independent reliable sources that discuss the subject in detail.

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Primefac (talk) 17:08, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Robert Smith (journalist, born 1940) has been accepted

Robert Smith (journalist, born 1940), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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-Liance^{talk/contribs} 04:32, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy editing! Cheers, -Liance^{talk/contribs} 04:36, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]